Kansas Strong and Violent Tornadoes
1970-2006
Kansas Strong and Violent
Tornadoes
1970-2006
| Date | Time | Kansas
Counties Damage Path Location |
PL (total) |
PW (yards) |
Injuries |
Reference |
| 6/9/05 | 600pm | Trego F3 6 W-SW Trego Center - 2 N Trego Center |
6 | 200y | 0/0 | |
| 6/9/05 | 320pm | Graham F3* 8 SW Hill City - 3 E-SE Hill City |
10 | 500y | 0/0 | |
| 4/21/05 | 454pm | Neosho F3 3 S Galesburg - 2 W-NW South Mound |
5 | 200y | 0/0 | E30 |
| 6/12/04 | 642pm | Sumner F3 1 SE Mulvane - 5 SE Mulvane |
4 | 75y | 2/0 | C60 |
| 5/29/04 | 852pm | Sumner F3 3 E-SE Conway Springs - 5 E-SE Conway Springs |
3 | 500y | 0/0 | C59 |
| 5/29/04 | 842pm | Sumner F4* 3 S-SE Conway Springs - 2 E-SE Conway Springs |
3 | 800y | 1/0 | C58 |
| 5/12/04 | 840pm | Harper F4 3 SW Harper - 4 SE Harper |
5 | 500y | 1/0 | C57 |
| 3/27/04 | 128pm | Edwards/Pawnee
F3 5 NW Kinsley - 6 S-SE Rozel |
11 | 1200y | 0/0 | C56W29 |
| 5/8/03 | 656pm | Woodson/Allen
F3 1 N Toronto - 2 E Carlyle |
24 | 400y | 3/0 | E29 |
| 5/8/03 | 640pm | Osage F3 5 W-SW Lyndon - 4 SW Overbrook |
25 | 800y | 0/0 | E28 |
| 5/4/03 | 545pm | Cherokee
F3 3 N Melrose - 3 E-NE Carl Junction MO Moved into Jasper Co. MO |
20 (25) |
800y | 19/3 | E27 |
| 5/4/03 | 424pm | Neosho/Crawford
F4 (Ringo/Franklin) 4 W South Mound - 1 N Liberal MO Moved into Barton Co. MO |
39 (45) |
800y | 20/3 | E26 |
| 5/4/03 | 418pm | Wyandotte
F4 (Kansas City KS) 3 E-NE Bonner Springs - 1 NW Gladstone MO Moved into Platte Co. MO |
15 (21) |
500y | 30/2 | E25 |
| 5/7/02 | 651pm | Kiowa F3 7 N Mullinville - 4 NW Greensburg |
10 | 600y | 1/0 | C55 |
| 5/7/02 | 647pm | Ford F3 7 SE Windthorst - 6 N-NE Bucklin |
9 | 1500y | 0/0 | W28 |
| 5/7/02 | 613pm | Ford F3 5 SE Windthorst - 8 E-NE Ford |
4 | 900y | 0/0 | W27 |
| 5/5/02 | 432pm | Trego/Ellis
F3 7 N Riga - 10 SE Zurich |
15 | 800y | 0/0 | C54 |
| 4/21/01 | 915pm | Barton F4 (Hoisington) 1 SW Hoisington - 3 N Hoisington |
5 | 600y | 28/1 | C53 |
| 4/19/00 | 830pm | Montgomery/Labette/Neosho/Crawford
F3 (Parsons) 3 S Cherryvale - 6 NE McCune |
27 | 400y | 31/0 | E24 |
| 6/29/99 | 653pm | Wichita
F3 8 S Leoti - 12 S-SW Leoti |
4 | 800y | 0/0 | W26 |
| 6/3/99 | 600pm | Norton
F3 4 E Norton - 6 N-NE Almena |
10 | 600y | 0/0 | W25 |
| 5/3/99 | 713pm | Sumner/Sedgwick
F4 (Haysville/S.Wichita) 4 N Wellington - NE Wichita |
29 | 800y | 150/6 | C52 |
| 10/16/98 | 558pm | Trego/Ellis
F3 (Yocemento) 9 W-SW Hays - 6 N Catherine |
23 | 800y | 1/0 | C51 |
| 5/25/97 | 835pm | Sumner
F3* 2 S Perth - 8 E Perth |
8 | 600y | 0/0 | C50 |
| 5/26/96 | 445pm | Gray
F3 2 N Copeland - 4 NE Ingalls |
22 | 800y | 0/0 | W24 |
| 5/26/96 | 428pm | Haskell
F3 6 S Sublette - 4 E-SE Sublette |
6 | 200y | 0/0 | W23 |
| 5/16/95 | 746pm | Hodgeman/Pawnee
F3 4 E-SE Hanston - 5 SE Rozel |
19 | 400y | 0/0 | W22C49 |
| 5/16/95 | 516pm | Finney
F3 5 W-SW Garden City - 4 E Garden City |
10 | 800y | 0/0 | W21 |
| 5/15/95 | 920pm | Gray
F3 2 NE Pierceville - 4 N Charleston |
6 | 800y | 3/0 | W20 |
| 6/7/94 | 655pm | Cheyenne
F3 13 W-NW St.Francis - 10 SW St.Francis |
10 | 600y | 0/0 | W19 |
| 5/7/93 | 505pm | Russell/Osborne
F4 5 NE Dorrance - 10 W Hunter |
15 | 900y | 6/1 | C48 |
| 5/6/93 | 447pm | Nemaha
F3 7 S Centralia - 3 E Bern |
23 | 800y | 0/0 | E23 |
| 5/5/93 | 727pm | Grant/Stevens
F4 6 SE Hugoton - 17 NE Hugoton |
21 | 800y | 0/0 | W18 |
| 5/5/93 | 654pm | Stevens
F3 8 N Optima OK - 7 SE Hugoton Moved into KS from Texas Co. OK |
8 (19) |
1200y | 0/0 | W17 |
| 6/15/92 | 935pm | McPherson
F4 (McPherson) N.McPherson - 4 N Galva |
6 | 75y | 10/0 | C47 |
| 6/15/92 | 852pm | Ottawa
F3 3 W Delphos - 2 W-NW Delphos |
3 | 800y | 0/0 | C46 |
| 6/15/92 | 727pm | Mitchell
F3 3 S Solomon Rapids - 1 S Solomon Rapids |
2 | 100y | 0/0 | C45 |
| 6/15/92 | 630pm | Mitchell
F4 12 SW Beloit - 9 SW Beloit |
3 | 200y | 0/0 | C44 |
| 5/16/91 | 425pm | Sedgwick
F3 (S.Wichita) 2 E Clearwater - 2 S Andover |
20 | 200y | 0/0 | C43 |
| 5/16/91 | 246pm | Hodgeman
F3 23 SW Jetmore - 6 W-NW Jetmore |
22 | 800y | 2/0 | W16 |
| 4/26/91 | 735pm | Greenwood/Woodson
F3 5 S Neal - 8 N Toronto |
15 | 50y | 0/0 | E22 |
| 4/26/91 | 726pm | Elk/Greenwood
F3 7 W Howard - 2 SW Severy |
24 | 200y | 2/1 | E21 |
| 4/26/91 | 530pm | Cowley
F4 4 NW Arkansas City - 3 W Burden |
25 | 1000y | 0/0 | C42 |
| 4/26/91 | 455pm | Sumner/Sedgwick/Butler
F5 (Haysville/McConnell AFB/ S.Wichita/Andover) 5 S Clearwater - 5 N El Dorado |
45 | 600y | 225/17 | C41 |
| 4/26/91 | 250pm | Washington
F3 3 SE Hollenberg - 2 SE Beatrice NE Moved into Gage Co. NE |
5 (24) |
150y | 0/0 | C40 |
| 4/26/91 | 225pm | Washington
F3 3 W Brantford - 2 N Washington |
3 | 200y | 6/0 | C39 |
| 4/11/91 | 712pm | Rooks F3 6 W Stockton - 6 N Stockton |
6 | 400y | 1/0 | C38 |
| 3/26/91 | 945pm | Cowley
F3 (Cambridge) 5 W-SW Eaton - 6 NE Cambridge |
15 | 200y | 0/0 | C37 |
| 3/26/91 | 805pm | Sumner/Cowley
F3 3 NE Nash OK - 6 N Arkansas City Moved into KS from Kay Co. OK |
23 (67) |
300y | 0/0 | C36 |
| 3/26/91 | 225pm | Reno F3 (Willowbrook) 5 N Partridge - 6 E Nickerson |
13 | 300y | 5/0 | C35 |
| 3/26/91 | 555pm | Pratt/Reno
F3 3 W Turon - 9 N Abbyville |
26 | 200y | 1/0 | C34 |
| 6/19/90 | 1020pm | Grant F3 (Ulysses) 5 NW Ulysses - 2 N-NE Hickok |
20 | 300y | 2/0 | W15 |
| 6/7/90 | 630pm | Lyon F3 (Emporia) 6 S-SW Emporia - 4 N Emporia |
10 | 200y | 17/0 | E21 |
| 5/24/90 | 450pm | Rice/McPherson/Marion
F3 2 SW Geneseo - 3 W Lincolnville |
60 | 400y | 0/0 | C33 |
| 5/24/90 | 410pm | Barton/Rice/Ellsworth
F4 4 SW Claflin - 8 SE Ellsworth |
26 | 1500y | 6/0 | C32 |
| 4/25/90 | 400pm | Ness/Trego/Ellis
F3 1 NE Brownell - 15 N Hays |
38 | 500y | 0/0 | W14C31 |
| 3/13/90 | 655pm | Reno/Harvey/McPherson
F3 4 S Buhler - 3 SE Inman |
23 | 200y | 0/0 | C30 |
| 3/13/90 | 554pm | Sumner
F3 6 NE Wakita - 3 SW Mayfield Moved into KS from Grant Co. OK |
18 (22) |
200y | 0/0 | C29 |
| 3/13/90 | 535pm | Harvey/McPherson/Marion
F5 1 N Hesston - 3 E Hillsboro |
22 | 1200y | 0/1 | C28 |
| 3/13/90 | 435pm | Reno/Harvey/McPherson
F5 (Hesston) 2 S Pretty Prairie - 3 NE Hesston |
48 | 1200y | 60/1 | C27 |
| 9/18/86 | 715pm | Jewell/Republic
F4 7 W Republic - 1 NE Hardy NE Moved into Nuckolls Co. NE |
8 (9) |
500y |
0/0 |
C26 |
| 8/17/85 | 518pm | Wabaunsee/Morris
F3 2 S Alta Vista - 4 S-SE Alta Vista |
2 | 300y | 0/0 | E20 |
| 5/10/85 | 600pm | Phillips/Smith
F4 3 SW Agra - 1 N Blue Hill NE Moved into Franklin Co. NE |
26 (56) |
1000y |
0/0 |
C25 |
| 5/10/85 | 440pm | Rooks/Phillips
F4 8 W Stockton - 7 SW Woodruff |
32 | 1200y | 0/0 | C24 |
| 5/10/85 | 410pm | Trego/Ellis
F3 4 W Ellis - 9 N-NW Ellis |
10 | 300y | 0/0 | W13C23 |
| 6/7/84 | 333pm | Brown F3 7 W-SW Hiawatha - 4 E Reserve |
18 | 300y | 5/0 | E19 |
| 4/27/84 | 1225am | Crawford
F3 4 NW Cherokee - 2 E-SE Girard |
9 | 400y | 0/0 | E18 |
| 4/26/84 | 1002pm | Jefferson/Atchison/Doniphan
F3 (Effingham) 6 SW Effingham - 1 N Troy |
32 | 1000y | 9/0 | E17 |
| 4/26/84 | 925pm | Shawnee
F3 1 W-SW Silver Lake - 1 S Silver Lake |
1 | 100y | 4/0 | E16 |
| 5/6/83 | 530pm | Shawnee
F3 (SE Topeka) 3 W Auburn - Tecumseh |
19 | 150y | 25/1 | E15 |
| 3/26/83 | 315pm | Crawford
F3 (Frontenac) Frontenac - S.Mulberry |
7 | 100y | 4/0 | E14 |
| 5/19/82 | 730pm | Wallace/Sherman
F3 17 S Goodland - 16 S-SE Goodland |
2 | 500y | 0/0 | W12 |
| 3/18/82 | 726pm | Seward
F3 6 N-NW Liberal - 7 N Liberal |
1 | 50y | 0/0 | W11 |
| 3/15/82 | 845pm | Crawford
F3 1 SW Opolis - 2 S-SW Nashville MO Moved into Jasper Co. MO |
2 (9) |
400y |
0/0 |
E13 |
| 3/15/82 | 740pm | Labette/Cherokee
F3 (Hallowell) 2 S Valeda - 1 NE Hallowell |
30 | 150y |
6/1 |
E12 |
| 3/15/82 | 735pm | Crawford
F3 (Mulberry) 4 E Girard - 6 S-SW Osceola MO Moved into Barton Co. MO |
28 (70) |
800y |
8/1 |
E11 |
| 3/15/82 | 710pm | Labette/Crawford
F3 1 SW Strauss - 3 S Girard |
14 | 700y | 3/0 | E10 |
| 3/15/82 | 615pm | Montgomery
F3 (Tyro) 1 SW Tyro - 4 E-NE Tyro |
6 | 300y | 1/1 | E9 |
| 6/19/81 | 630pm | Douglas
F3 (Lawrence) W.Lawrence - 6 S-SW Eudora |
10 | 200y | 33/1 | E8 |
| 5/23/81 | 530pm | Montgomery/Labette
F3 1 E Copan OK - 5 E Coffeyville Moved into KS from Nowata Co. OK |
7 (23) |
100y | 0/0 | E7 |
| 10/16/80 | 1230am | Ellis F3 (Munjor) Munjor - 2 NE Munjor |
2 | 200y | 0/0 | C22 |
| 10/15/80 | 712pm | Cowley/Butler
F3 1 N Burden - 7 NE Atlanta |
12 | 150y | 4/0 | C21 |
| 10/18/79 | 317pm | Ottawa/Clay/Riley/Pottawatomie
F3 5 NE Minneapolis - 2 N Westmoreland |
75 | 400y | 11/0 | C20E6 |
| 8/28/79 | 525pm | Gove
F3 13 SW Gove - 9 NE Elkader |
10 | 1200y | 0/0 | W10 |
| 5/31/78 | 330pm | Pottawatomie/Jackson
F3 5 NW Louisville - 1 E Holton |
38 | 400y | 1/3 | E5 |
| 5/18/77 | 225pm | Morton/Stevens/Grant
F3 7 E Richfield - Hickok |
30 | 200y | 1/0 | W9 |
| 5/4/77 | 605pm | Douglas/Johnson
F3 (Olathe) 2 NW Worden - Overland Park |
31 | 300y | 1/0 | E4 |
| 4/17/76 | 150am | Barber
F3 (Sharon) 5 NE Hardtner - 2 NE Sharon |
18 | 100y | 2/0 | C19 |
| 4/14/76 | 405pm | Jewell/Republic
F3 2 SE Mankato - 4 NE Chester NE Moved into Thayer Co. NE |
36 (40) |
200y |
1/0 |
C18 |
| 6/8/74 | 500pm | Lyon/Osage
F4 (Emporia) Emporia - 4 SW Auburn |
38 | 800y | 220/6 | E3 |
| 5/13/74 | 500pm | Reno/Harvey/McPherson/Marion
F3 2 SE Partridge - 2 W Hillsboro |
56 | 200y | 3/0 | C17 |
| 9/25/73 | 652pm | Marshall
F3 Damage path info n/a |
21 | 100y | 0/0 | E2 |
| 9/25/73 | 630pm | Edwards
F3 Damage path info n/a |
19 | 100y | 0/0 | C16 |
| 9/25/73 | 551pm | Clay
F3 Damage path info n/a |
13 | 100y | 0/0 | C15 |
| 9/25/73 | 551pm | Clay/Washington
F4 (Clay Center) 5 E Oak Hill - Hanover |
45 | 300y | 28/2 | C14 |
| 9/25/73 | 525pm | Meade/Ford
F3 Damage path info n/a |
15 | 70y | 0/0 | W8 |
| 9/25/73 | 520pm | Saline/Ottawa
F3 (Niles) 2 NE Salina - 3 NE Niles |
10 | 100y | 2/1 | C13 |
| 9/25/73 | 510pm | Dickinson/Cloud
F3 Damage path info n/a |
54 | 100y | 0/0 | C12 |
| 9/25/73 | 445pm | McPherson/Saline
F3 (New Cambria) 2 N Marquette - 2 NE New Cambria |
35 | 300y | 6/0 | C11 |
| 9/25/73 | 420pm | Ottawa/Clay/Washington
F4 (Linn) Bennington - 7 NE Beatrice NE Moved into Gage Co. NE |
72 (100) |
200y |
2/0 |
C10 |
| 9/25/73 | 305pm | Rice
F3 Damage path info n/a |
23 | 100y | 0/0 | C9 |
| 9/24/73 | 505pm | Wilson
F3 (Fredonia) 6 SW Fredonia - 5 NE Fredonia |
10 | 100y | 6/0 | E1 |
| 5/26/73 | 505pm | Sedgwick
F3 5 N Goddard - 5 SW Maize |
5 | 400y | 1/0 | C8 |
| 3/13/73 | 505pm | Cowley
F3 2 NW Ponca City OK - 6 E-NE Atlanta Moved into KS from Kay Co. OK |
21 (45) |
200y |
0/0 |
C7 |
| 4/30/72 | 915pm | Dickinson
F3 (Abilene) NW Abilene - 2 N Abilene |
2 | 300y | 6/0 | C6 |
| 4/30/72 | 700pm | Ness F3 Damage path info n/a |
2 | 75y | 0/0 | W7 |
| 4/30/72 | 638pm | Ness F3 (Bazine) 2 SW Bazine - 1 NE Bazine |
3 | 200y | 0/0 | W6 |
| 4/30/72 | 625pm | Hodgeman/Ness
F3 12 W Jetmore - 17 NE Jetmore |
24 | 75y | 0/0 | W5 |
| 4/30/72 | 530pm | Pawnee/Rush
F3 2 NE Burdett - 5 SW Rush Center |
17 | 75y | 0/0 | C5 |
| 4/30/72 | 400pm | Lane/Ness
F3 7 NE Dighton - 4 NW Utica |
13 | 300y | 0/0 | W4 |
| 10/17/71 | 907pm | Rawlins
F3 Damage path info n/a |
4 | 400y | 0/0 | W3 |
| 10/17/71 | 745pm | Logan
F3 5 NW Winona - 6 NW Winona |
1 | 200y | 0/0 | W2 |
| 6/6/71 | 815pm | Morris
F3 6 E White City - 8 E White City |
2 | 200y | 0/0 | C4 |
| 5/30/71 | 830pm | Marion
F3 6 NW Peabody - 3 S-SE Marion |
4 | 200y | 0/0 | C3 |
| 5/9/71 | 450pm | Edwards
F3 9 SW Kinsley - 10 N-NE Kinsley |
15 | 200y | 0/0 | C2 |
| 6/14/70 | 230pm | Sheridan/Decatur
F4 4 SE Selden - 2 E Jennings |
15 | 800y | 5/0 | W1 |
| 6/14/70 | 615pm | Edwards
F3 3 NW Kinsley - 10 N-NW Kinsley |
7 | 200y | 0/0 | C1 |
| Year | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total | Tornado Days |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | April 21, June 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | May 12, May 29, June 12 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | May 4, May 8 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | May 5, May 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | April 21 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | April 19 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | May 3, June 3, June 29 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | October 16 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 25 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | May 26 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | May 15, May 16 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | June 7 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | May 5, May 6, May 7 |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | June 15 |
| 1991 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Mar. 26, April 11, April 26, May 16 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | March
13, April 25, May 24, June 7, June 19 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | September 18 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | May 10, August 17 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | April 26, April 27, June 7 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | March 26, May 6 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | March 15, March 18, May 19 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | May 23, June 19 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | October 15, October 16 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | August 28 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 31 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | May 4, May 18 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | April 14, April 17 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | May 13, June 8 |
| 1973 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | March
13, May 26, September 24, September 25 |
| 1972 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | April 30 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | May 9, May 30, June 6, Oct. 17 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |